Taipei

Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap advanced into the quarterfinals of men's singles in the Taipei Open on Thursday.

Kashyap, the third seed, defeated Chinese Taipei's Chia Hao Lee 21-10 21-19 in a 36-minute encounter.

Sixth seeds Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto too made it to the quarterfinals of mixed doubles beating Chinese Taipei's Cheng Kai Wen of Wang Yu Qiao 21-14, 21-17.

Kashyap is the lone Indian remaining in contention in men's singles.

He took lead early in the first game, and continued piling on the points easily. From 0-1, he won five consecutive points and jumped from 10-6 to 15-6 as he managed to keep ahead.

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In the second game, Chai Hao Lee put up a big fight as he won the first three points. But Kashyap soon took control of the match and came close to 17-18 before he went on to close the match with a two- point advantage.